Bidspirit auction | Chinese Export Armorial Dutch Market

Chinese Export Armorial Dutch Market Bowl & Stand - Chinese export Dutch armorial porcelain bowl, cover, and stand, Kangxi, ca. 1720. The interior and stand decorated with the arms probably of Van Gellicum in iron-red and gilt. With wide borders with birds and gilt scrollwork and large flower-filled lappets. The knop in the form of a foo dog. Provenance: Christie's, New York, ”The Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain, Part II, ” 22 January 2003, Lot 152; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Lot Essay: These arms decorate at least one other Chinese Imari dinner service (see Christie's, Amsterdam, ”The Dutch Interior, ” 24 September 2002, Lot 53) and it is likely that the family was involved with the VOC. (Plate) Diameter: 10 1/2 in. (Bowl) Height: 6 3/4 in x diameter: 7 1/2 in. Condition: To the plate, there are signs of repair, specifically, there are two hairline cracks along the rim which extend downward 1/2-1 inch, and a Y-form crack along the center of the plate visible under UV light. There is a fleabite chip along the rim and two moderate chips along the footrim. To the bowl and lid, there are no cracks or signs of repair. Wear to the gilt, including scattered losses, particularly along the foo dog finial. Light surface wear.